John —

We just finished reading through the submissions to our post-election WFP member survey so far — and we wanted to report back to you on some of the results and responses we are seeing.

But first, if you haven’t completed the November WFP member survey yet, will you take a moment to do so right now? We value hearing from each and every one of you, and your responses are collectively helping to guide our priorities as we plan for 2025 and beyond.

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Reminder: If you want to participate in the survey before seeing the current results, take the survey here before reading any further!

First, we asked each of you to share one or two words describing how you’re feeling about the election results and the work ahead of us — and not surprisingly, the most common three words reflect emotions that a lot of us have been holding over the past three weeks:

1. Disappointed
2. Angry
3. Determined

We asked which specific issues were the most urgent to you right now, and while many of you understandably told us you had trouble choosing, these are the current top five responses:

1. Climate crisis
2. Democracy and voting rights
3. Abortion rights
4. Health care and Medicare for All
5. Taxing the rich and corporate accountability

We asked which priority was motivating you the most as we head into 2025, and these are currently the three top answers, in order, according to you:

1. Fighting back against Trump and MAGA policies at the federal level
2. Organizing to win pro-working families policies and defend communities at the local level
3. Electing more champions at the state and local level and in special elections

Finally, we asked WFP members if there was anything else you wanted to share with us. Here are just a few of the responses we received from across the country about your priorities, concerns, and hopes for the future:

"I attended a local WFP-organized meeting over the weekend. It was nice to see so many concerned citizens gathered to discuss what happened, share our feelings, and start to build a plan for the next two years." - WFP member from Illinois

"I am hoping to have candidates to vote for who are fearless and bold and unapologetic in proposing and supporting platforms that truly help working class people and the communities in which they live." - WFP member from South Carolina

"I am gathering my friends together at my house in December. Some of these folks have not been very active politically. I am trying to find out their passions and then send them to organizations who are doing great work, like WFP." - WFP member from North Carolina

"I am worried about all the people who will be hurt from Trump's vengeful and reckless policies, and I want to do things to resist that are strategic and involve lots of groups and people." - WFP member from Pennsylvania

"I'm concerned about protecting vulnerable communities being targeted by the MAGA movement and the suffering for working and low income families that the Trump tariff plans and government cuts are likely to cause." - WFP member from Oregon

"I am most concerned about the speed with which we can mobilize to prevent irreparable harm to people, particularly immigrants who may be deported.... Likewise I worry about the women who may die or be forced to give birth due to their inability to access reproductive care." - WFP member from California

"Focus on the economy. It's bad out there. My grocery bill is still skyrocketing. Every time I think I'm about to jump onto the ladder of home ownership, interest rates rise, housing costs rise." - WFP member from Texas

"I'm eager to make more connections locally and build community." - WFP member from Missouri

"I plan to focus on mutual aid and housing locally." - WFP member from Tennessee

"I am still grieving and feel I may not be able to engage at this time. I hope to feel better and act positively in the future." - WFP member from Texas

"WFP gives me hope, seeing the successes across California. It makes me think we can organize on the local level and win.” - WFP member from California

"I'm new here! Loved the WFP call to make sense of the election." - WFP member from Washington

"America in these times of inequality needs a party willing to throw its entire weight behind the working class... Whether it's getting the Democrats to abandon corporate donors or creating a new path with the WFP I want to be there to help however I can." - WFP member from Ohio

"I appreciate the opportunity to give feedback and that even though times feel overwhelming, WFP is still organizing and celebrating wins." - WFP member from Washington, DC

"Thank you for continuing to inspire hope and doing the work that is so desperately needed. It inspires me to remain hopeful by showing me that despite the elections, not everyone has given up the fight." - WFP member from California

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Surveys like this are an invaluable opportunity for us to hear from WFP members about your ideas, your priorities, and how you plan to get more involved.

If you haven’t completed the November WFP member survey yet, please take one or two minutes to do so right now.

In solidarity,

Working Families Party

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